{"id":6612,"date":"2026-01-23T06:45:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=6612"},"modified":"2026-01-23T06:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:45:52","slug":"australian-open-2026-jessica-pegula-and-lorenzo-musetti-put-friendships-aside-to-advance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=6612","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open 2026: Jessica Pegula and Lorenzo Musetti put friendships aside to advance"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jessica Pegula admitted it “sucked” and Lorenzo Musetti said it “was not easy to deal with” – but that did not prevent either player from crushing their doubles partners’ ambitions at the Australian Open.<\/b><\/p>\n

World number six Pegula overwhelmed McCartney Kessler 6-0 6-2 in just 58 minutes, while fifth seed Musetti swept past fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 6-3 6-4.<\/p>\n

Pegula and her American compatriot Kessler played doubles together on Wednesday at Melbourne Park, losing to fifth seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani.<\/p>\n

Musetti and Sonego, meanwhile, won the doubles title at the Hong Kong Open earlier in January.<\/p>\n

“It’s always tricky when you have to play someone that you know and like and also that you’re playing doubles with,” Pegula, 31, said.<\/p>\n

“That part was just unfortunate because we obviously want to see each other do well separately – but not when we have to play each other.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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